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Articles Tagged: Hate crimes
Nebraska and Iowa have seen a rise in hate crimes in recent years, most of which have been committed on the basis of race and ethnicity, according to the FBI.
Nicole Poole Franklin has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children two years ago in Des Moines because she said she thought one was Mexican and the other was a member of the Islamic State group.
